The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
Late last week, adventure gaming gurus Telltale Games announced they would be closing their doors for good. The company had been facing financial difficulties for some time, though it seems like they’ve finally reached the end of the road. Most of the company’s 200+ staff have been laid off, with only a few remaining to…
Not one to let Nintendo hog all the fun, Sony will be releasing their own PlayStation Classic mini console, just in time for the system’s silver jubilee. The itty bitty PS1 is 45% smaller than the original, and will come pre-loaded with 20 classic games. While Sony hasn’t made the full list available, it is…
Ten years ago, I wrote an article about my top ten favourite, and bottom five worst Simpsons episodes. At the time, the series already seemed to have run out of gas. A decade later and to my shock and horror, it’s still going. All be it with average weekly ratings lower than a lot of…
Nintendo has announced that not all games will support cloud saves as part of their premium online service, in order to prevent cheating. Yep. The company says they are concerned that people could abuse the cloud save system to either retrieve previously traded Pokemon, or regain previously lost points in games like Splatoon. The House…
Nintendo was widely expected to officially announce paid online for the Switch in their Nintendo Direct this week. The conference has since been put on hold due to a pair of tragic natural disasters that have struck Japan in recent days. What’s waiting a few extra days though when we’ve already gone a year and…
2K Games is shamelessly begging Belgian fans to ask their government to repeal the loot box ban. Earlier this year, the Belgium Gaming Commission (BGC) declared that loot boxes in video games violate the country’s gambling laws. In a press release, the company said that “while [they] disagree with this position, [they] are working to…
Why did games tend to run worse on the PlayStation 3 than they did on the Xbox 360? A few years ago, I covered the memory limitations of the system. Though that’s not the whole story. Much of it boils down to the heart of the console: the enigmatic Cell Broadband Engine. Perhaps the most…
Better late than never. 2017 was a bit of a mixed bag for video games, but when it delivered, oh boy did it deliver. Here’s the very best of the best. Bronze medal goes to… Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory) Hellblade is a deep psychological thriller unlike anything we’ve seen before in video games. You…
I hate to let you down man. These games aren’t necessarily bad, but like getting stood up on a date, they left us feeling slightly more dead inside. Dishonorable Mention goes to… The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) We waited through years and plenty of delays for the newest Zelda adventure. What…
I got chatting with a co-worker the other day about video games, and the whole console versus PC debate. He loves his Xbox One. Fair enough, we can’t all be perfect. Then I asked him what he thought about the Switch. “Too expensive.” The usual Nintendo fanboys seem happy with the $300 USD ($400 CAD)…